Delivery without driver Nuro is approved for California first permit for the use of autonomous vehicles, which means the company may soon be able to launch a fleet autonomously advertisement vehicles on city streets around the state.
Nuro got permission first to tests fully self-driving vehicles in California earlier this year, but the new permit means the company will now become the first autonomous car company can count for its advertising Services. According to its website, Nuro specializes in transporting local goods “quickly, safely and affordably” and is designed to “all kinds of groceries – from dinner to dry cleaning. “
In a Medium mailDavid Estrada, Nuro’s chief legal and policy officer, said the company will soon “announce our first engagement in California with an established partner.” While deliveries begin with the company’s small fleet autonomous Toyota Prius cars, Nuro also has customization R2 electric vehicles await in the wings.
Issued by the California DMV, the permit will initially allow only Nuro vehicles to enter Santa Clara and San Mateo counties – meaning the autonomous vehicles can deliver to Nuro’s headquarters in Silicon Valley, but shouldn’t be making trips to nearby San Francisco or Oakland just yet.
While the vehicles will be allowed in the city at speeds up to 35 miles per hour, the vehicles will being alone allowed to drive in “beautiful weather conditions,What would mean no pens thoughla vodka deliveries on a rainy night.
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The commercial vehicle permit announcement comes as Nuro seeks to bolster its resources in the self-driving market: On the same day the approval was announced, the company also said it had acquired Ike, a startup. targeting commercialize self-driving trucks.